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Executive Development

Join the ranks of the world’s top regulatory professionals as a graduate of one of the best business schools in the country.

Designed specifically for the experienced regulatory professional, the RAPS Executive Development Program builds key management, business and leadership skills through highly engaging learning with some of the world’s best business professors at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

This one-of-a-kind program will challenge you and demand your best, ensuring a tangible return in investment. The knowledge you gain from this transformative program can provide immediate relevance and impact for you and your organization.

The Kellogg School of Management brings together a faculty of pre-eminent scholars and educators in an exciting program specifically designed for senior-level regulatory professionals.

The RAPS Executive Development program covers these key business areas:

Decision-Making

Negotiation

Dispute and Conflict Management

Change Management

Product Positioning

Values-Based Leadership

Reputation Management

Operations

Now, more than ever, regulatory executives are required to bridge science, regulation, business and strategy. In today’s global regulatory environment, executives are moving out of their comfort zones and developing new capabilities as leaders.

Since 1908, the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University has made strong leaders stronger. Business Week ranks the school in the top ten of all business schools while the U.S. News & World Report places it fifth on their list of best business schools in the United States.

Classes will take place at the James L. Allen Center, a state-of-the-art lakefront facility on Northwestern University’s campus in Evanston, Illinois.

At a Glance

Program Objectives

Program Schedule

Faculty

Registration

Cancellation

At a Glance

Audience

The program is intended for management-level regulatory professionals who are responsible for the supervision of direct reports and want to develop their executive-level skills. Activities and texts emphasize analysis and application of concepts or demonstration of competencies. Case studies, scenario-building and group projects are typically used during the program. A high level of participation is expected from each attendee.

Dates

26–29 June 2017

Meeting Location

Evanston, IL

Registration Closes

15 June 2017

Refund Deadline

15 May 2017

RAC Recertification Credits

12

Will this meeting be recorded?

No

How do I obtain a Letter of Attendance for this meeting?

Each attendee will receive a Certificate of Participation acknowledging his or her attendance after the workshop's conclusion.

NOTE: Advance registration is required for this workshop. Participants are encouraged to register early. Onsite registrations are not accepted. Seating for the program is limited. Substitutions may be accepted with written approval from RAPS.

NOTE: The 2017 Executive Development Program agenda is subject to change.

Faculty

Lynn Cohn, JD, is a clinical professor of law
and the director of the Center on Negotiation and Mediation at Northwestern Law
School.

Timothy Feddersen, PhD, is the Wendell Hobbs professor
of managerial politics, professor of managerial economics and decision
sciences, and faculty director of the Leadership Development Program, KACI.

Harry M. Kraemer, MBA, is a clinical professor
of strategy at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Lauren Rivera, PhD, is the associate professor of
management and organizations and associate professor of sociology, Weinberg
College of Arts and Sciences.

Mohanbir Sawhney, PhD, is the McCormick Foundation chair
of technology, clinical professor of marketing and director of the Center for
Research in Technology and Innovation.

Joel Shalowitz, MD, MBA, FACP, is a clinical
professor of health industry management at the Kellogg School of Management and
professor of medicine and preventive medicine at Northwestern University’s
Feinberg School of Medicine.

Leigh Thompson, PhD, is J. Jay Gerber distinguished
professor of dispute resolution and organizations at the Kellogg School of
Management at Northwestern University.

Edward Zajac, PhD, is the James F. Bere
professor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School of Management
at Northwestern University.

Registration

Register by 15 March 2017

Register from 16 March to 15 May 2017

Register from 16 May to 15 June 2017

RAPS Member

$7,600

$7,850

$8,100

List

$7,950

$8,200

$8,450

Registration fees include accommodations at the James L. Allen Center and meals for the duration of the program. The James L. Allen Center also offers study areas, Internet connectivity, snack rooms, laundry services, an exercise room and 24-hour concierge service.

Please use the Registration Form to register by mail, email or fax.

If you are not a member or an existing RAPS customer, please create a RAPS online account to complete your purchase.

Cancellation

The Kellogg Executive Development Program has specific cancellation dates. All cancellation and refund requests must be provided in writing for the program. Telephone calls and voicemail messages will not be accepted. There are no refunds provided if a cancellation date has passed except in the case of a death, a medical emergency or a company emergency. Cancellation requests must be sent with the name of the registered person, member number/customer member, and the event title via email, to raps@raps.org.

Standard Refunds. Refunds due to standard cancellations will be made according to the following:

Up to, and including, 15 March 2017 – 80% Refund

From 16 March—15 May 2017 – 40% Refund

From 16 May—20 June 2017 – No Refund

Registrant Medical Emergency. A medical emergency is defined as an acute injury or illness that poses an immediate risk to a person's life or long term health. To cancel program participation, a requestor must provide the following information for review by RAPS within 60 days of the medical emergency: (1) the nature of the medical emergency, and (2) verification of the medical emergency on hospital letterhead from the Emergency Room physician who treated the patient. Registrants receiving cancellation approval from RAPS due to medical emergencies may transfer to the next year’s meeting, substitute a co-worker in place of the requestor, or receive a refund of 80% of the paid price.

Immediate Family Member Medical Emergency. To cancel program attendance when an immediate family member medical emergency occurs (i.e. grandparent, parent, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, or child), a requestor must provide the following information for review by RAPS within 30 days of the medical emergency: (1) the name and relationship of the patient to the registrant, (2) the nature of the medical emergency, and (3) verification of the medical emergency on hospital letterhead from the physician who treated the patient. Registrants receiving cancellation approval from RAPS due to immediate family member medical emergencies may transfer to the next year’s meeting, substitute a co-worker in place of the registrant, or receive a refund of 80% of the paid price.

Company Emergency. RAPS reserves the right to determine whether a work-related emergency will be accepted as a cancellation for a refund. A requestor must provide the following information in writing which will be reviewed by RAPS for approval: (1) an explanation of the registrant’s reason for cancelling, (2) a letter detailing the work emergency, with contact information, from the requestor’s direct supervisor, verifying the company emergency. Registrants receiving cancellation approval from RAPS due to company emergencies may transfer to the next year’s meeting, substitute a co-worker in place of the registrant, or receive a refund of 40% of the paid price.

Death. RAPS will provide a full refund to the family of a deceased registrant, or to the company of the deceased registrant, upon submission of proof of death. Registrants who provide proof of death of an immediate family member (grandparent, parent, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, or child) may transfer to the next year’s meeting, substitute a co-worker in place of the registrant, or receive a refund of 80% of the paid price. NOTE: RAPS reserves the right to request additional documentation in making determinations regarding cancellations and refunds for the Kellogg Executive Development Program. Refunds will be made solely at the discretion of RAPS.